What's the conditional?
If you need toilet paper, I will give you some.
First conditional
When is zero conditional used?
General truth, scientific truth, Habits
Make a zero conditional sentence. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work)
"If I wake up late, I'm late for work."
I want to pass my exams, and then travel around Australia. I don't know if this is possible yet.
"If I passed my exams, I would travel around Australia."
Whenever my room mate snores loudly, I cannot sleep.
Zero conditional
When do we use first conditional?
Possible situations, cause and effect
Make a second conditional sentence. (I / to meet a genie / I / to ask him for three wishes)
"If I met a genie, I would ask him for three wishes"
Wood ______ (burn) if there is no air.
doesn't burn
I want to work outside today, but that won't be possible because it's raining.
"If it weren't /wasn't raining, I would work outside today."
When they go for a walk, they turn the lights off.
Zero conditional (Generally true)
When do we use second conditional?
Unreal / Imaginary situations
Make a zero conditional sentence. (you / to smoke / you / to get yellow fingers)
"If you smoke, you get yellow fingers."
If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(be punished)
don't do, will be punished
I'll try to give your message to Mete, but I'm not sure whether I'll see him or not.
"If I see Mete, I'll give him your message."
Would you be surprised if the coronavirus outbreak became a pandemic?
Second conditional
Say the tense differences between zero and first conditionals.
0 conditional: all present tenses
1 conditional: if-clause (present), main clause (future)
Make a first conditional sentence. ( You / to forget my birthday / I / to speak to you again)
"If you forget my birthday, I'll never speak to you again".
My boss wants to send me to Japan. I'll try sushi.
"If my boss sends me to Japan, I’ll try sushi."
If I had time, I would learn to surf at Bondi Beach.
Second conditional
Compare 0, 1, and 2 conditionals
0 conditional: general truth, if-clause (present), main clause (present)
1 conditional: possible situations, if-clause (present), main clause (future)
2 conditional: unreal situations, if-clause (past), main clause (would + infinitive)
Make a first conditional sentence. (The weather / to be as sunny tomorrow as it was today / we / to go surfing)
"If the weather is as sunny tomorrow as it was today, we will go surfing"
What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you went to New Zealand?
would you visit
Gorki wants to go to the movies but doesn't have any money.
"If Gorki had some money, he would go to the movies"